2022 DE&I Influencers list
SIA has released its second listing of workforce solutions ecosystem professionals who are driving initiatives to close the opportunity gap for the historically excluded.
Quebec extends protections for temp foreign workers
The role of an inspection team created to protect the rights of temp foreign workers in Quebec will be expanded to several sectors of activity and become permanent, Montreal Gazette reported.
Massachusetts top court questions gig worker ballot measure
A ballot measure that would ask voters whether drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors draws doubts from Massachusetts’ top court, Reuters reported.
Building real relationships
The best relationships between contingent workforce programs and their staffing suppliers are built on long-term investments of time and energy, writes Bristol Myers Squibb’s program director in Staffing Industry Review magazine.
Benchmarks: Time-to-fill for professional and commercial roles
Time-to-fill is a ratio closely watched by contingent workforce managers, and it varies by type of business, according to research from SIA. Here are rates typically seen from professional versus commercial staffing providers.
Video game maker to convert 1,100 contingents to FTEs
Activision Blizzard Inc. said April 7 it will convert nearly 1,100 US-based contingent quality assurance workers of some divisions to full-time employees, starting July 1, Reuters reported.
Can independent contractors strike and unionize?
An appeals court ruled ICs colluding to drive price increases was a valid labor dispute rather than antitrust activity. An attorney with BakerHostetler explains what the future likely holds for that ruling in an Employment Law Spotlight blog post.
Benchmarks: How much do staffing firms typically charge for direct hire?
The most common direct hire fee is 20% of salary, with 42% of staffing firms reporting that level of fee, according to research by SIA.
DE&I hiring: Placing potential over credentials
Rather than hiring based on a stereotypical profile with a set list of skills, hiring based on potential could help bring nontraditional candidates from diverse backgrounds to your organization, writes Editorial Director Craig Johnson in the Staffing Stream.
CW Program Game Changers: Nominate your superstars
SIA is looking to honor contingent workforce professionals who are providing value to their organizations in the 2022 CW Program Game Changers list, for which it is now accepting nominations.
